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Mastectomies this week
Hello there, I'm having surgery later this week. I've been setting up my home so that I can cope with things following surgery. It's important that I do this since I live alone, have no family in WA a...
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Almost off to bed here.
Afraser - sounds like in my case may be 2 drains each side. Time will tell. Dressing gown has pockets and I thought my "bum bag" might be an option?
primek - at my preadmission appt nurse seemed to say I may be referred through to social worker. I have been a HACC client since 2011 because of disabilities so it may be that the services will be stepped up until I recover sufficiently to become more independent again. Problem is there is often a time lag for that to happen. There was when I was discharged home with a knee replacement years ago. Time will tell.
Afraser - sounds like in my case may be 2 drains each side. Time will tell. Dressing gown has pockets and I thought my "bum bag" might be an option?
primek - at my preadmission appt nurse seemed to say I may be referred through to social worker. I have been a HACC client since 2011 because of disabilities so it may be that the services will be stepped up until I recover sufficiently to become more independent again. Problem is there is often a time lag for that to happen. There was when I was discharged home with a knee replacement years ago. Time will tell.